Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Learn the divine skill of making God all things to thee

This devotional was too good not to share! How we need reminded of this in the Christian life so often! How quick we are to seek broken cisterns to satisfy us instead of going to the ever flowing Fountain! He is OUR God- have we learned to "make use of (our) God"?

"God, even our own God."
Psalm 67:6

It is strange how little use we make of the spiritual
blessings which God gives us, but it is stranger still how little use we make
of God himself. Though he is "our own God," we apply ourselves but
little to him, and ask but little of him. How seldom do we ask counsel at the
hands of the Lord! How often do we go about our business, without seeking his
guidance! In our troubles how constantly do we strive to bear our burdens
ourselves, instead of casting them upon the Lord, that he may sustain us! This
is not because we may not, for the Lord seems to say, "I am thine, soul,
come and make use of me as thou wilt; thou mayst freely come to my store, and
the oftener the more welcome." It is our own fault if we make not free
with the riches of our God. Then, since thou hast such a friend, and he invites
thee, draw from him daily. Never want whilst thou hast a God to go to; never
fear or faint whilst thou hast God to help thee; go to thy treasure and take
whatever thou needest--there is all that thou canst want. Learn the divine
skill of making God all things to thee. He can supply thee with all, or, better
still, he can be to thee instead of all. Let me urge thee, then, to make use of
thy God. Make use of him in prayer. Go to him often, because he is thy God. O,
wilt thou fail to use so great a privilege? Fly to him, tell him all thy wants.
Use him constantly by faith at all times. If some dark providence has beclouded
thee, use thy God as a "sun;" if some strong enemy has beset thee,
find in Jehovah a "shield," for he is a sun and shield to his people.
If thou hast lost thy way in the mazes of life, use him as a "guide,"
for he will direct thee. Whatever thou art, and wherever thou art, remember God
is just what thou wantest, and just where thou wantest, and that he can do all
thou wantest.